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• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
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All posts tagged "South Korea"

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  Shaq goes ‘Off to School’ in South Korea

  Retired NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal made a short visit to South Korea two weeks ago, and making a guest appearance on the Korean television show “Off To School” was on his agenda. JTBC Entertainment released a preview...

  • Posted September 2, 2015
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  S. Korea’s largest cultural center to open to public this week

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea’s largest multipurpose cultural center will open its doors to the public this week after nearly a decade of construction in the southwestern provincial city of Gwangju, the government said Wednesday. “Starting Friday,...

  • Posted September 2, 2015
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  MERS still plunges S. Korean tourism account deep into red

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — More than a month after its announcement of a de facto end to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, South Korea remains gripped by the devastating blow that the disease has dealt to...

  • Posted September 2, 2015
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  After MERS outbreak, S. Korea to improve monitoring, quarantine protocol

  SEOUL/SEJONG (Yonhap) — South Korea will set up a dedicated monitoring and response system and greatly increase quarantine infrastructure to effectively cope with future contagious outbreaks, the government said Tuesday. The plan reached at the national policy...

  • Posted September 1, 2015
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  Daum Kakao to change its name to Kakao

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Daum Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea’s top mobile messenger, KakaoTalk, said Tuesday it will seek to change its company name to Kakao at the upcoming shareholder meeting, as part of a push...

  • Posted September 1, 2015
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  Korean animated TV series ‘Pororo’ to go on air in Brazil

  SAO PAULO (Yonhap) — South Korea’s popular TV animation series, “Pororo the Little Penguin,” will begin broadcasting on a major Brazilian network, the broadcaster said Monday. The series will be shown under the translated title “Pororo, O...

  • Posted September 1, 2015
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  President Park’s approval rating jumps to yearly high following inter-Korean deal

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye’s job approval rating hit the highest level this year following a deal that defused military tensions with North Korea, a poll showed Monday. A poll released by polling agency Realmeter showed...

  • Posted August 31, 2015
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